Torre also introduced the Mexican Defence to chess theory in a match against Fritz Sämisch in 1925 in Baden-Baden, Germany. It runs 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6. Torre later dropped this line, but it was never refuted. It is also known as the "Black Knight´s Tango" (International Master Georgi Orlov wrote a book on the opening under this title). Since it may transpose into quite many known openings, it is not a compact opening and so perhaps not suitable for beginners, but its uncommonness means it has surprise value.

"The Windmill"

In the Moscow 1925 international tournament, Torre defeated former World Chess ChampionEmanuel Lasker with a dazzling queen sacrifice.The combination is immortalized, and is known as "The Windmill".